2006-10-07 13:33:19 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Arguing with a logical fallacy (ad hominem) isn't better than geniune intellectual discourse.
2006-10-11 05:51:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
it depends on what you mean. some people find it more satisfying in an argument to just blurt out whatever they feel emotionally at the moment, like calling that person a hypocrite; some people use insults instead of a real authentic discussion of a topic because they believe what they believe but might not be able to back it up with an intelligently thought out reason, so the revert to childish insults; the implication being "you are too stupid to understand so why bother explaining" when the real meaning is usually " I don't even know why I support this idea buy I'll never let you know that, so you are the idiot. so there" either way is ridiculous but the province of uneducated people who want to take a stance on something. I see it alot.
2006-10-07 20:38:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not a better path. It's a defense mechanism for those who aren't sure how to exchange information, who don't know what is being talked about or who don't wish to entertain other viewpoints.
2006-10-07 20:37:30 · answer #3 · answered by genaddt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they don't have knowledge to exchange.
2006-10-07 21:26:27 · answer #4 · answered by Kithy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not better, it just requires less effort/intelligence.
2006-10-07 20:53:25 · answer #5 · answered by elars1989 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really get a charge out of this don't you?
2006-10-07 20:37:27 · answer #6 · answered by blaze 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats the real world is.
2006-10-07 20:34:41 · answer #7 · answered by dilemma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's not. what a silly perspective.
2006-10-07 20:34:39 · answer #8 · answered by yer daddy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not.
2006-10-07 20:34:29 · answer #9 · answered by *babydoll* 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋